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Tesla driver shares their first electric bill in 12 months and people are left shocked by the fee

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Updated 17:40 17 Jan 2024 GMTPublished 17:31 17 Jan 2024 GMT

Tesla driver shares their first electric bill in 12 months and people are left shocked by the fee

People can’t believe how much it cost him in electricity to run his Tesla for a whole year.

Mia Williams

Mia Williams

People can’t believe how much it cost him in electricity to run his Tesla for a whole year.

It wouldn’t be silly to think that the costs of running a Tesla might be slightly extortionate when taking a look at how much the cars cost in the first place.

And while electric cars are looking like the way forward, people might be put off by the rising electricity costs.

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People were left baffled on X, formerly known as Twitter, when a man shared his electric bill after a year of driving the car - and the figure was certainly surprising.

We all know that petrol and diesel are definitely not the cheapest ways to get around, but how much does it really cost to run one of Elon Musk’s motors?

The man captioned the post: “First time I have had a bill within the last 12 months.

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“This sucks.”

A man has shared the surprising cost to run a Tesla.
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

He was writing sarcastically, of course, after seeing that his electricity bill was actually in single digits.

After a year?

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You did read that right.

The balance due was just $2.37 (£1.89) - rather than the hundreds of dollars you might assume it costs to charge your car regularly over a month.

But how on earth did it only cost so little?

“First time I have had a bill within the last 12 months."
X/@Tesla_GTownTX

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Well, upon taking a closer look, it appears it’s still a pretty expensive process.

The user’s cover photo displays a Tesla Powerwall, which is a huge battery that loops into your home’s power and is really handy to have if you have got solar panels.

It means that the solar panels which power your house, also store excess charge in your Powerwall, which charges your car.

But these don’t come at a small cost, as you may have presumed.

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The Powerwalls start at around $11,500 (£9,000), but can range up to $15,000 (£11,800), according to Forbes.

The Tesla Powerwall could set you back £9,000.
Bram Van Oost on Unsplash.

If you plan to keep your Tesla for a number of years, which evens this figure out a bit, maybe there’s a case for it working out in the long-run to be borderline cost effective.

That’s if someone could hand us nine grand, please?

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People joked in the comments about the Tesla owner's sarcastic post, one said: “Damn my dude post a GoFundMe the community will rally around you I’m sure.”

Another said: “That's horrible.

“My condolences.”

Tesla went viral again this year after releasing their latest creation: the Cybertruck.

Featured Image Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images / X/@Tesla_GTownTX

Topics: Tesla, Elon Musk, Cars, Twitter

Mia Williams
Mia Williams

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